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Assault on Devil's Den: Champion of Valor Book 1 (The Sarcasca Chronicles) Kindle Edition

by Eric Balch (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Pelagius, servant of Ender, god of valor, is haunted by his recent and brutal battles. He is tired, battle-weary, and ready to put down the mantle of hero. Seeking a reprieve from the nightmarish memories of his endeavors, he and his companion, Bojan, rest in a small hamlet. However, it seems as though the once-proud hero can never be free from danger.

During his stay, he and Bojan witness a terrible magical attack. The mysterious Green-Eyed Man uses dark magic that steals the very souls of its victims.

Realizing that the source of the Green-Eyed Man’s power is none other than the soul-devouring Babu, Pelagius knows there is only one thing he can do. He must infiltrate the fortress of Devil’s Den and kill Babu once and for all. But to reach him—let alone stand a chance at defeating him—they must fortify themselves with a company of heroes from all over the kingdom of Waskan and beyond.

Will Pelagius and Bojan be able to unite a band of diverse heroes to try and conquer evil? Or will a series of unforeseen obstacles along their way stop them before they can take a stand in Devil’s Den?

Trigger Warnings: Graphic Violence and Animal Death
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    The Sarcasca Chronicles
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Eric Balch was born and raised in Texas and attained a Bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University. He went on to co-own a successful business making and selling dog treats and dog food, but that business was sold years ago. He has been writing for many years now, but it was only recently that he completed his first book. He hopes that the success of it will inspire him to greater efforts and more exciting titles in the future. In his free time, he likes to read, watch movies and play video games. One of his passions is for cooking and he loves spending time creating great food in the kitchen. Halloween is one of his favorite times of the year and he enjoy nothing more than preparing his house for Trick or Treaters. His yard haunt, Deadman Manor, is popular with both the kids and parents alike and many of his neighbors look forward to the annual home horror He still lives in Texas today, with his wife Jenn and their 3 dogs: a Havanese named Merlin and two Jack Russel Terriers, Kerry and Smidgeon. He is looking forward to continuing to write stories that will appeal to as many as possible. He primarily writes fantasy novels.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08GB6LTVQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eric Balch (August 18, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 18, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5158 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1735549622
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Eric Balch was born and raised in Texas and attained a Bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University. He went on to co-own a successful business making and selling dog treats and dog food, but that business was sold years ago. 

Eric has been writing for many years now, but it was only recently that he completed his first book. He hopes that the success of it will inspire him to greater efforts and more exciting titles in the future.

In his free time, Eric likes to read, watch movies and play video games. One of his passions is for cooking and he loves spending time creating great food in the kitchen. Halloween is one of his favorite times of the year and he enjoy nothing more than preparing his house for Trick or Treaters. His yard haunt, Deadman Manor, is popular with both the kids and parents alike and many of his neighbors look forward to the annual home horror  

Eric married is wife Jenn on Friday November 13, 2020 in a literary themed wedding. He and his wife still live in Texas today with their 3 dogs: a Jack Russel Terrier named Kerry and 2 Havanese, Merlin and Willow. He is looking forward to continuing to write stories that will appeal to as many as possible. He primarily writes fantasy novels.

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Anne Merino
5.0 out of 5 stars Epic fantasy and good fun!
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2021
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Eric Balch has done a nice job developing an epic hero's journey for his main character, Pelagius who must breach a terrible fortress to kill a soul devouring creature of immense power. Intense, well paced and plied with truly brutal battle scenes, this is fun reading for lovers of sword and sorcery!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Action Packed
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2022
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Assault on Devil's Den: Champion of Valor Book 1 was an exciting story that held my attention from beginning to end. The action scenes were intense, and Mr. Balch did an excellent job describing the scenes in such a way that made the reader feel as if they were in on the action itself.

In the story there were numerous he said, she said, they said, the author needs to trust that readers will follow who is speaking. In addition, there were times during the battle where opponents would literally explain their strengths and weaknesses to one another. This was a bit odd, but I suspect as Mr. Balch hones his skills a bit more, the flow will go much smoother.

I loved the characters and the description of each monster. I am always intrigued when I learn of new fantasy creations and Mr. Balch created several beings I would love to see on the big screen. This was a fantastic story that introduced an exciting new world, and I can't wait to read more from Mr. Balch!
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D L
4.0 out of 5 stars Good fantasy story, new world to explore.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020
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Creative fantasy novel by new author Eric Balch.

4 stars as a bit slow in beginning development of characters but as the story line develops it takes off for a good read.
Many fun and unexpected twists and turns. I will want to read follow up books as this was a new fantasy world with many different kinds of “people” as main characters. I want to know where they go next.
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Marjorie Sanders
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020
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Well written. Gets your attention and keeps it. Best of the genre.
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Julia
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Dungeons-and-dragons type fantasy!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
If you like DND and other RPG games like that, this is definitely up your alley -- in fact, at first I thought that the straightforward writing style was a bit TOO blunt and choppy, a bit too "first they did this. then they did this. then they did this." until I realized that that's really what this is framed as: a Dungeons and Dragons adventure, complete with checking into inns and taverns and powering up your weapons and such! Once I framed this in my mind as a dungeon master reading aloud to me, the choppy/short writing style fit better for me personally.

The descriptions of monsters are great -- plenty of times the descriptions are gross and scary (in a good way). There's a good variety of fantasy monsters and abilities and races here, and each of them gets the chance to participate in battle so we get the chance to see lots of creative fights. There's a lot of creativity with how different characters use their powers. I like the Green-Eyed Man and I like that other characters that are 'on his side' don't trust his motives that much.

What makes this a three-star for me is: the straightforward writing style works for the action scenes, but it doesn't work very well in scenes where there should be teamwork and friendship. Without spoiling (being as generic as possible here): there are too many times when a main character is gravely wounded and we think they're possibly dead, and the other characters don't really respond that strongly about it. Sometimes characters actually DO die, which is good and keeps the stakes high, and those scenes we have more emotion, but there's one scene where it appears a character has disappeared forever and it feels really underplayed. I want to connect with the whole group, that's the fun of a diverse cast like this! But it's hard when we breeze past moments where we could instead build connections.

Overall, a fun fantasy world with interesting characters and powers. I think a little more could have been done with the impact the journey had on the characters and their friendships and such, but as it is this was fun!
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Joshua S Witmyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Well done characters. A great read.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2022
Well done characters. A great read.
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Naomi Raven
5.0 out of 5 stars What an epic!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021
Eric Balch has written an epic tale of good versus evil in Assault On Devil's Den. This highly fanciful tale of daring-do and adventure is very involving. With masterful battle scenes and all kinds of mythical creatures, you will be compelled to read it in one sitting if you can.
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Stephan Morse
4.0 out of 5 stars Well Built
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020
Assault on Devil Den is a novel that belongs solely in the category of epic fantasy. That is to say, a large grand sweeping world of mythical creatures, magic, and adventure to defeat the endless array of bad guys.
There’s a lot going on and the story moves quick. Magical couplets empower the battle-hardened heroes as they mace necromancers to re-death, and other such monsters. Heroes and monsters get brief but clear introductions, or they don’t, and we simply accept they’ve always existed while brushing past them to the next plot point. It’s high speed Dungeon and Dragons penned down.
Story bounces between hero party and the villainous gathering. The cast of characters is large and varied. The monsters encountered venture from the prehistoric to the fantastical. Earlier I called this Dungeon and Dragons penned down, and it reads like a GM was rolling dice on the random encounters table and going with whatever popped up. It’s not bad, but it’s a bit weird sometimes.
From a writing standpoint, the chapters are short. Present tense may throw some off. There’s a lot of nice little details embedded in the story to make it feel more localized. They’re not chicken eggs for breakfast, but close enough that everything is easy enough to adapt to. It’s neatly packaged and the map at the start is in line with the “epic fantasy” setting.
While Assault on Devil Den is solid and well built, it also doesn’t have anything amazing that stands out. Which means if you’re looking for a standard ride into fantasy with monsters and such, this is a good novel to pass the time with. If you’re looking for something that will linger with you for ages, you might need to wait for more books by this author to see what the rest of the world is like.
Since I low-key enjoyed the read, but there’s not more in the world yet, it’s a vague four out of five. As always, look for yourself and see what you think.
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